Duplicating apparatus.



No. 873,798. PATENTBD DEG. 17, 1907.

A P. RIEs.l

DUPLIGATING APPARATUS. APPLIUATION FILED FBBA. 1907.

No. 873,788.V PATENTED DEG. 1'7, 1907.

P. RII-IS. DUPLIGATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED PERA, 1907.

FRANK RIES, OF TIFEIN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FO URTH TO LEE BUCKINGHAMAND ONE- FOURTH TO JOHN A. BAIN, OF TIFFIN, OHIO.

nUPLrcATrNG APPARATUS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 17', l

Application filed February 4. 1907.- Serial No. 355.651.

To all whom 'it may concern? Be it known that I, FRANK Rins, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Tiflin, in

. bon holding Clip;

the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulDuplicating Apparatus, of which the following is a specilica-- tion.

This `invention' relates to duplicating apparatus for use in preparingway-bills, etc.

The object of the invention is to provide a light, durable and effectivemeans whereby entries upon a way-bill or other blank may at the sametime be quickly and accurately reproduced upon one or more blanks suchas a elivery sheet and a stub. V

A still further object. is to `provide a pad `supporting board or basehaving duplicating mechanism attached thereto which will ad just itselfautomatically to padsof different thicknesses. A

Another object is to provide simple means for holding the carbon sheetsof the apparatus in ro er positions.

lli these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is asection en 'line Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section through theapparatus of one end of the frame and showing the carand F ig. 5 is aperspective view of the device, the frame being shown raised.

Referring to the iguresjby characters of reference, 1 is the base oftheapparatus on which is mounted a pad 2 divided by scoring into threeparts, to wit, a way-bill 3, a delivery sheet 4, and a stubv 5. The stuband way-bill are whereas the delivery sheet is printed u on its lowerface. It is therefore ap arent t at when the delivery sheet 4 is foldevback over the stub its rinted face will be uppermost.

A leaf 6 is inged to one side of the base 1 adjacent one end thereof andsecured u on this leaf and extending throughout the wrdth thereof is aguide leaf a sutlicient distance to permit thel passage of a strip ofcarbon. This leaf is formed with a' sleeve 8 at its outer edge throughthe form of a resilient channeled ,Fig 4 is a detail viewprinted upontheir upper faces,

plate 7 spaced from theI .which extends a-pivot red 9 having a thread*ed end ada ted to be engaged by a winged nut 10. Pivotally mounted. enthe end portions of this rod are links 11 connected at one end by acylindrical cross bar 12 ci weed or otherlight material. Loosely mounteden 'this bar is a metal sleeve 13 formed at one end of a frame 14. Thisframe is in the l'orm ci i an L-shaped arm 15 extending throughout thewidth of the ad 2 and having its side extension 16 of t e Same length asthe respective sections of each sheet oi"- the pad. This extension 16'has its free end connected to sleeve 13 by means of a wire 17 andanother wire 18 is strung across the. pad 2 along the score line betweenthe delivery sheet and the stub. Ears 19 extend from sleeve 13 andconstitute bearings for a small guide roller 20 prefe'rably covered withrubber. Arms 21 are soldered or otherwise secured to sleeve 13and-extend tangentially therefrom to censtitute bearings for a spool 22on which is wound a strip of carbon paper 23. This stri passes betweensleeve 13 andreller 2() an thence longitudinally of the frame 14. Theend of the strip is folded over the extension' 16 of said frame as shownparticularly in Fig. 4 and is held thereon by a clip 24 in strip whichis pivoted to the extension 16 as shown at 25 and is adapted to embracethe folded portion of the carbon strip and clamp it upon the extension16, as shown in Fig. 4.

A late 26 extends beyond one edge of leal' 6 andihas upstanding arms 27between which is j ournaled a spool 28. This spool carries a the leaf'and guide plate 8 and rests upon the stub 5 of the top sheet ef the pad.A handle 30 is connected to that by pushing laterally thereon saidfrai'nc canbe swung upward from the pad. During ',-this movement eitherthev bar 12 or the red 9 will act as a fulcrum or the two can act silmultaneously as separate fulerums.

In using the device herein described the frame 14 is swung intoanupright position se that 'the spool 22 will rest upon the plate 7. Thelower carbon strip under'the guide plate 7 `and placed over the stub ofthe top sheet of the pad. rlhe wire 18, as heretofore stated, rests uponthe score line between the delivery sheet 4 and the stub 5. Saiddelivery sheet can therefore be 29 is then pulled f strip of carbon 29which is extended between the frame 14 se ico,A

i abovethe upper carbon strip 21.

folded backv over this Wire and above Athe car.

divisions yof -each sheet of the` pad are so lprinted that lcertains'aces indicated thereon vso for the reception of ata are disposed aboveeach other When' the sheet is folded in the manner described. lt istherefore a parent that when entries are made'upon t e Way bill theywill b e .duplicated by the carbon strips upon the delivery sheet andthe stub. After the entries have been 'made the frame 14 is raised 'andthe `sheet which has been marked is removed from the' pad andtorn alongthe scorelines. lf preferred, however,

the Way-bill can be torn along the wire 17 before the frame 14 is raisedafter which the delivery bill can be torn along the Wire 18. Asl thecarbon becomes worn it can be easily readjusted. The lower carbon isadjusted simply by pulling it from under the guide 'plate 8 and tearingoff the used end thereof.

The upper carbon 21 is re-arranged by'first swinging the cli 24 out ofengagement with the end thereo and then pullingthe stri llongitudinallya desired distance after whic yit is re-'secured by means of the clipand the enditorn off along the edgeof the clip.

It will be seen that by providing apparatus herein described two copiesof any data entered upon .a vWay-bill can be quickly and accuratelyproduced. By providing the link connections between the frame 1-4 andthe leaf 6 said frame Will adjust itself to a pad of any thickness sothat the carbon sheets will at all times rest smoothly upon the ad.

As the. device is verycompact and lig t it can be conveniently carriedand is therefore rendered especially suitable for express and freightagents.

Whatis claimed is:4

1. The combination with abase; of a leaf hinged thereto, a guide plateupon the leaf, and a duplicating strip carried by the leaf andextensiblebeneath the guide plate and across the base.

- 2. The combination with a base; of a leaf hinged thereto, a guide latesecured to the leaf, a roller supported a ove said plate and upon theleaf, and a duplicating strip supported by the roller and extensiblebeneath the guide plate and across the base.

T e threeA eran/se 3. The combination with a base; of a leaf hingedthereto, a. duplicating strip carried by the leaf andpextcnsible`acrossthe base,` a gruide for said strip'and upon the leaf, a

ame movably connected to theleaf, and a duplicatingdevice carried bysaid frame. 4. The combination with a base; of a leaf hinged thereto, aduplicating strip carried by the leaf and y.extensible across the base,a guidev for saidstrip and upon the leaf, links pivotally connected tothe leaf, a frame pivotally connected to the-links, a duplicating stricarried by and extending longitudinally ofteframe. v

5. The combination with a base; of a leaf hinged thereto, a. duplicatingstrip carried by the leaf and extensible across the base, a

uide fori'said strip and upon the leaf, a frame movably connected tolthe leaf, a du'- plicating'device carried b said frame, and

means upon the base and ame for facilitating the folding of a sheetthereon.

. 6. The combination with a base and means extending thereacross forfacilitating the folding of a sheet; of a frame pivotally connected tothe base and disposed to be moved` onto a folded sheet', and aduplicating strip carried by the frame, said frame .constituting -meansupon which a sheet is designed .to be folded. v

7 The combination with a base and means extendin ithereacross forfacilitatin folding o' a sheet upon the base.; of a ame constituting'means upon which said sheet is designed to. be folded, a duplicatingstrip carried by the frame, and means connecting the base and framewhereby said frame may beheld parallel with and at different distancesfrom the base.

8. The combination with a base; .of a leaf Y hinged to one side of thebase, aframepivotally connected to the leaf and disposed to restparallel with the base and at different distances therefrom, aduplicating strip carried by the leaf and extensible over the frame',and separate 'means upon the frame and base for facilitating the foldingof ai sheet under and' over the frame.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own, I have hereto affixedmy signaturef Witnesses.

in the presence of two FRANK RIES.

Witnesses:

. HARRY TAGGART,

CLrnn C. PORTER.

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